Do you want to get more out of your career? I'm talking about more money, personal fulfillment, and job satisfaction.

IT pros like us are usually the smartest guys and gals in the room when it comes to technology, but we could use some guidance on how to advance our careers and plan for the future.

Everyone wants to find a job they love, but most of us don't know how to get from here to there.

Get by with career help from your friends

Recently, more than 300 SpiceHeads shared advice in an epic Spiceworks career thread that started when Jason S asked "What is the best advice you can provide your fellow IT professionals for advancing their IT careers?"

While the hundreds of responses were amazingly helpful and insightful, if you made it through all 300+ career tips, you deserve a prize and your eyeballs deserve a break. More than likely you read the first page, then upon seeing 14 pages of comments, your eyes rolled back and you screamed "TL;DR" at the top of your lungs (or at least you stopped reading).

We understand that your time is valuable, so to make all of this great content accessible, we condensed all of that wisdom into 50 essential career tips that make up the Spiceworks e-Book, 2014 Top Career Advice from IT Pros.

In the eBook, you'll learn how to get a raise, find a job you are passionate about, learn why nice IT guys finish first, find out which certifications are relevant, and even discover what kung-fu masters have to do with IT.

Because the eBook was created by IT pros, for IT pros, you'll find advice custom built for you.

The fun doesn’t end only with the eBook. Spiceworks is dedicating the
entire week of programming to careers. Make sure to check out our careers webinar on Thursday, and tune in to the career episode of Ctrl+ALT Tech on Friday!

23 Comments

I like this a lot! (and not just because I am in it) The community is full of great information and condensing it into other formats is a good way to make it more digestible to both busy Spiceheads and non-community members. I hope to see many more.

Exactly! - It's not really a chain or a voting group, so I think I'm OK.

How do you like the new gig?

So far so good! Everyone here is very nice and very smart, and I have an awesome view of the mountains from my desk. All the power users in the Webroot community are great - it spans both SMB and consumer so a little more diversity in terms of people's backgrounds.